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[i_speak_softly]

Who: not_meatbuns, semper_cogitans, and i_speak_softly walk into a lab...
What: Finding out what said mutant turtle looks like on the inside.
When: Today, November 22nd.
Where: The Battle Dome clinic.
Summary: Don finally gets around to those medical imaging tests he's been thinking about; Robert is delighted to assist; Litchi was not expecting to break new ground in medical science today

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Tag order's fine with me! \o/

[semper_cogitans]

Robert would be lying if he said he wasn't immensely excited.

This is different from his usual astrobiological research, to be fair. Don is not a subject, in the same sense of the word. Robert - obviously - has much closer, more intimate feelings for him than anybody else he has ever worked with or studied the anatomy of in a clinical setting. This is much more than just research, as much as it is his particular line of work.

This is also understanding his partner's body, on a level much deeper than he's been able to previously.

So he is humming with anticipation, still a little nervous himself but mostly for the various reasons that he's generally nervous, and not for the same reasons Don is. In fact, he's less nervous than usual, if anything - the Battle Dome clinic is a place he's familiar with, and one he's content to wait with Don in.

It's funny. When he first answered in the affirmative to Don's questioning so many months ago, he never had expected things to end up this way. But that was Luceti for you.

Now to wait for a

[not_meatbuns]

It doesn't take too long for the doctor to show up. Litchi has been checking in on the Battle Dome clinic as often as she can with Law out on missions, and so only a few minutes drag by before she walks into the lobby.

Both Robert and Don alike get a quick glance over when she steps into the room, trying to gauge if either is sick or hurt. She may not be the world's leading authority on turtles, but Don looks to be in good health, and so Litchi greets them both with a sunny smile. Any friend of Robert's is a friend of hers.

"I hope I haven't kept you both waiting for very long," she greets, heading over to where the two are waiting. "What brings you here today?"

[i_speak_softly]

Don has met Litchi once before, but between the time elapsed and his poor human-recognition skills, he doesn't remember her. He also doesn't know that she's friends with his partner. As such, he stands up to greet her as a new acquaintance.

"I'm Donatello, and this is my friend and advisor, Professor Hastings. We're looking for someone who can help us use the imaging equipment."

No need to explain exactly why until he finds out whether Litchi will be that someone: he'd rather not share his reasons with more people than necessary.

[semper_cogitans]

Meanwhile, Robert makes it clear he knows he the moment he stands up to greet her alongside Don. If his smile doesn't make it obvious...

"Hello, Doctor Faye-Ling."

... Then his tone will instead. It's personable and much more familiar than somebody Robert never met before would have gotten.

Still, Robert remembers what Don told him. Discreetness is imperative. And he's never outright told Litchi that Don is his partner... (Though knowing how he acts, it might be easy to guess.)